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Hi all I have Just been told I have type 2 not been put on medication yet. Nurse said going to monitor it after 6 months hopefully I can go into remission if I change my eating routine. May need some guidance on what’s best to eat. I exercise every day for at least 2 hours but my downfall is chocolate biscuits and sugary treats.
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Hi all I have Just been told I have type 2 not been put on medication yet. Nurse said going to monitor it after 6 months hopefully I can go into remission if I change my eating routine. May need some guidance on what’s best to eat. I exercise every day for at least 2 hours but my downfall is chocolate biscuits and sugary treats.
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HI, and welcome to the forum. Since you've not been prescribed medication I assume your HbA1c wasn't too far into diabetes territory. Did they tell you what it was?
 
Hi @Loz1965 and welcome to the forum 🙂

Thanks for sharing some information about your diabetes journey so far, if you're comfortable sharing any more details - such as your HbA1c if known, as asked by Martin.A - or if there are any particular questions you would like to ask, please do feel free to ask them.

Our Learning Zone can be a good place to start (the orange tab at the top of the page), or if you would like to see some free information on our website, you could take a look at these few links below to get started if you wish -

- https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/i-have-type-2-diabetes

- https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-t...th-diabetes/10-ways-to-eat-well-with-diabetes

- https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-t...with-diabetes/what-is-a-healthy-balanced-diet

We also have a thread on Food and Recipes which can be found linked here - https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/food-carb-queries-recipes.4/ , just in case you haven't seen this already!

You're very welcome to check back in to let us know how you're getting on, and please do ask (ask, ask) away if you have any questions at all 🙂
 
49mmol so just over nurse said cutoff 48 so hopefully if I change eating routine may go remission.
 
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49mmol so just over nurse said cutoff 48 so hopefully if I change eating routine may go remission.
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Having just a toe over the line means you have every chance of turning things around through lifestyle changes, in particular diet. Some of us have done so from much higher levels, sometimes from 3 figures. Since T2 is the inability of our bodies to handle the amount of carbohydrate in our diet the key is to cut out, or simply cut back, on the amount you have, not just sugary things like sweets, cakes, biscuits and most breakfast cereals but also the starchy carbs like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. If you can get your HbA1c down below 42 you will be back into normal range.

The other things which can help are losing weight and being more active, if needed.
 
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49mmol so just over nurse said cutoff 48 so hopefully if I change eating routine may go remission.
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Only just over the threshold so good chance that by making some dietary changes especially if you keep up the exercise.
Many find a low carb approach successful which does mean the biscuits and sugary treats will have to be kept to a rare treat. However if you are into cooking then low carb cakes, biscuits as well as savoury recipes can be found on the website sugarfreelondoner.
As for as other foods it is all carbohydrates which convert to glucose so it is those that need to be kept to small portions.
This link may help you with some ideas for modifying your diet. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
It is suggested that no more than 130g carbs (not just sugar) per day is a good starting point but it definitely is not NO carbs.
The book or app Carb and Cals is a good resource as it gives carb values of different portions of a whole range of foods and meals. There are other similar apps which people use some free some you have to pay for.
 
Welcome to the forum @Loz1965

Good luck with taming those sweet treats. Many members here have found it helped to switch to a more intense chocolate ‘hit’ with a couple of squares of dark chocolate (70-80% cocoa solids) melted on the tongue, which is a concentrated burst of chocolateyness without all the extra sugar/carbohydrate.

Hopefully with a few modest tweaks to your menu, you’ll see a significant improvement in your glucose levels.

Let us know how you get on 🙂
 
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